MONTREAL — The company that owns North America's largest French newspaper sold all of its other print publications.

Gesca, a division of Power Corporation, said Wednesday it shed its six regional dailies in Ontario and Quebec.

The buyer is a new media company run by former federal Liberal cabinet minister Martin Cauchon.

Groupe Capitales Medias will immediately take control of Le Droit in Ottawa, Le Soleil in Quebec City, Le Nouvelliste in Trois-Rivieres, Que., La Tribune in Sherbrooke, Que., La Voix de l'Est in Granby, Que., and Le Quotidien in Saguenay, Que.

Montreal's La Presse, one of Canada's five largest papers by weekly circulation, will remain with Gesca.

The newspaper launched its La Presse+ app in March 2013 and Gesca has suggested it might soon be the first major Canadian newspaper to eliminate its print edition. Gesca didn't build apps for any of its regional newspapers.